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Bay of Islands Hospital faces crisis as staff shortages force patients to be diverted to other hospitals

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Doctors at Bay of Islands Hospital in Kawakawa have reached their breaking point, warning that due to severe staffing shortages, any new patients this...

A week in politics that stole our rights and changed our nation forever

Guy Hatchard -

This week Judith Collins, Minister for Science and Technology, and Chris Luxon, Prime Minister, decided to introduce a policy change with a Laurel and Hardy...

Syphilis cases surge by 45%, concerns of a larger ‘undetected outbreak’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand is experiencing a significant increase in syphilis cases, with a 45% rise in reported infections between 2022 and 2023. Auckland, Waikato, and Canterbury...

How did MPs respond to my open letter and what to do about it.

Guy Hatchard -

Last week we published an open letter to parliamentarians which was personally sent to every MP and marked URGENT. So what happened? We got some responses. You...

Health NZ facing dire financial crisis and staffing shortages, says new Commissioner

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Newly appointed commissioner of Health New Zealand Lester Levy has revealed that the organisation's financial situation is worse than anticipated, with some monthly deficits...

Midwives sue Crown over broken promises for better pay and contracts

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A lawyer representing nearly 1,500 midwives has accused the Crown of failing to honour promises for better pay and improved contracts over nearly a...

Forced jabs?: NZ Pandemic Plan review sparks outcry over government powers

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The New Zealand Ministry of Health recently published an interim update to its "Pandemic Plan", bringing attention to oppressive measures that could be enforced...

Effective responses to pandemics and peace are not far removed from each other

Guy Hatchard -

My experience as an educator has taught me that change begins within. It is our inner experience that enables us to gain perspective, to re-evaluate...

Overburdened Hutt Hospital doctors tasked with cleaning duties amid staffing shortages

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Doctors at Hutt Hospital are facing increased workloads as they are now required to perform cleaning tasks in addition to their clinical responsibilities. An email...

Government accused of using ‘financial illiteracy’ claims as excuse for Te Whatu Ora board dismissal

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Former board member of Health NZ Dr. Curtis Walker has criticised the government's claims of financial mismanagement, saying they were disinformation used as a...

Northland man’s cancer diagnosis delayed by four months due to Health NZ oversight

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Northland man was not informed of his cancer diagnosis for four months due to inadequate Health NZ practices, according to the Health and...

Fake psychiatrist fails in bid to overturn convictions

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Zholia Alemi, a "highly manipulative and cunning" woman who forged an Auckland University medical degree to work as a psychiatrist in the UK for...

Guy Hatchard – URGENT: Open Letter to Parliamentarians

Guy Hatchard -

Meeting the post-pandemic challenges facing the nation I am writing to you on a matter of urgency that affects us all. Following on from the...

Surge in GP surgery closures predicted due to financial struggles and staff shortages

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Family doctors in New Zealand are warning that more GP surgeries may shut down in the next year due to financial difficulties and staffing...

More job cuts on the cards at Health NZ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is proposing to cut 44 roles, many of which were recently established, according to the Public Service Association...

Royal Commission final report: Widespread abuse in New Zealand’s care system a ‘National Disgrace’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The long-awaited report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has revealed the abuse and neglect of hundreds of thousands of...

ACT Party criticises incorporation of karakia in Health NZ’s routine

Malcolm Dreaneen -

ACT Party leader David Seymour and health spokesperson Todd Stephenson have called for Health NZ Te Whatu Ora to focus solely on patients' physical...

Government appoints Commissioner to replace Health NZ Board

Daily Telegraph NZ -

In response to serious concerns around oversight, overspend and a significant deterioration in financial outlook, the Board of Health New Zealand will be replaced...

Short and sweet: The appalling decline in mainstream journalism

Guy Hatchard -

The lead article in the New Zealand Herald on 21st July entitled “Wellington company director Finlay Thompson loses 30kg taking Ozempic, wants medication funded”...

The Long Read: Is this the end of the materialist paradigm?

Guy Hatchard -

A few weeks ago we published an article “Can Biotechnology Control Human Behaviour?”. A study found that transplant recipients routinely acquire the memories of the...

Scientists report potential ‘anti-aging’ breakthrough

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Therapy blocking a specific protein in the body has shown to increase lifespan and prevent cancer in mice. A team of scientists may have found...

Seymour directs Pharmac to sideline Treaty of Waitangi focus

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Pharmac Minister David Seymour has instructed the drug-buying agency to focus less on the Treaty of Waitangi and more on improving public trust and...

Guy Hatchard: What has become of our country?

Guy Hatchard -

The University of Auckland has announced that it is joining a research project of national significance co-hosted with Victoria University of Wellington and supported by the...

Guy Hatchard: A Message from New Zealand for the World

Guy Hatchard -

There are so many new findings surfacing on pandemic effects, and some old chestnuts, that it is sometimes difficult to choose what to write...

Guy Hatchard: The fundamental flaw in biotech medicine

Guy Hatchard -

The biotechnology industry has grown over the years since 1953 when the structure of DNA was unravelled. Its growth has been due to a combination...

Millions of expired Covid-19 PPE and tests to be recycled and repurposed

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Health New Zealand has initiated the disposal of around 51 million expired Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) items and rapid antigen tests (RATs). Contracted to...

Auckland woman blames “laid-back” maternity care for preventable loss of unborn child

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An Auckland woman lost her first pregnancy due to toxoplasmosis, a disease spread by cats, and attributes the tragedy to New Zealand's "laid-back" maternity...

Mental health worker accused of sexual misconduct faces investigation

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A mental health worker in Nelson Marlborough has been investigated following allegations of paying a former patient for sex and mistreating her shortly after...

Government announces biotechnology deregulation is coming to New Zealand very soon. What will it mean for us?

Guy Hatchard -

The Government has announced that during the next three months it will take Cabinet decisions on new regulations to remove the ban on genetic engineering...

Baker says more effort needed from government to manage COVID-19

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Baker has criticised Health New Zealand's decision to adopt a "business-as-usual approach" towards Covid-19 management amidst concerns over an alleged 'resurgence'...

Guy Hatchard: Can mRNA vaccines degrade intelligence?

Guy Hatchard -

More than a year ago (May 18 2023) GLOBE published an article “The Long Read: Could Individual and Collective Intelligence Have Been Negatively Affected...

Therapeutic Products Act repeal bill gets 1st reading

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has taken further steps to providing better regulation for medicines, medical devices, and natural health products with the first reading of a...

Exploding the Spanish Flu myth

Daily Telegraph NZ -

"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." —George Orwell, 1984 Type “Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918” into any...

NZ’s largest private medical laboratory posts $16m loss as workforce under strain – report

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand's largest privately-owned medical laboratory, Awanui, reported a $16 million loss for the past year, a stark contrast to its $13 million profit...

New cancer drugs expected soon, but full rollout to take over a year

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand is set to see the introduction of new cancer drugs in the coming months, following the government's commitment of $604 million in...

Investigation reveals missteps in care leading to loss of baby

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An investigation by Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall has found that a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist breached a pregnant woman's rights by...

Internal probe reveals fatal delays in care for pregnant woman and stillborn child

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An internal investigation has confirmed that a heavily pregnant woman in her 20s and her stillborn child died due to delayed admission to Palmerston...

Guy Hatchard: The post-biotech world

Guy Hatchard -

In 1972 Stanley Cohen, a Stanford medical professor and Herbert Boyer a biochemist sat down to dinner in a deli in Hawaii. They discussed how...

The true extent of biotechnology experimentation—It’s happening now

Guy Hatchard -

The New Zealand government plans to deregulate biotechnology, what does that mean for our food supply and our health? A comprehensive presentation by Kate Mason...

Hospital IT systems require urgent overhaul – Health NZ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Half of the critical IT hardware in New Zealand hospitals is outdated and poses significant risks to the healthcare system, according to a recent...

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